The government of Burma has two ministries controlling transportation:

1. Ministry of Rail Transport
2. Ministry of Transport

Railways

total: 5099 km (3,168 mi) Feb. 2008

narrow gauge: 5099 km (3,168 mi) gauge

Railway links to adjacent countries

China - no Thailand

Transport in Thailand

Transport in Thailand is varied and chaotic, with no one dominant means of transport. Bus transport dominates in long distances and Bangkok, with motorbikes dominating in rural areas for short trips, supplanting bicycles. Road transportation is the primary form of freight transport across the...

 - no - defunct - see Death Railway

Death Railway

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand–Burma Railway and similar names, was a railway between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma , built by the Empire of Japan during World War II, to support its forces in the Burma campaign.Forced labour was used in its construction...

. Bangladesh

Transport in Bangladesh

- Railways :Railway acts as an important method of mass transport in Bangladesh. Many districts of the country are connected via railroads. Bangladesh Railway was mostly inherited from the British-established Assam Bengal railway system after the partition of India in 1947...

 - no India

Transport in India

Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation's economy. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s, development of infrastructure within the country has progressed at a rapid pace, and today there is a wide variety of modes of transport by land, water and air...

 - no - see Timeline below Laos - no

2007

• May 17 - The missing link in India is from Jiribam
  Jiribam
  Jiribam is a city and a municipal council in Imphal East district in the Indian state of Manipur.- Demographics : India census, Jiribam had a population of 6426. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Jiribam has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average...
  
   (in Manipur) to Tamu in Myanmar. The construction of this missing link, as per the feasibility study conducted by the Ministry of External Affairs through RITES Ltd, is estimated to cost Rs
  Indian rupee
  The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
  
   2,941 crore
  Crore
  A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
  
   ($725m).

• According to the Economist
  Economist
  An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
  
  , a railway line is to be built through Imphal
  Imphal
  Imphal is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur.In the heart of the town and surrounded by a moat, are ruins of the old Palace of Kangla. Kangla Fort used to be the home of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force and on November 2004 it was handed over to state of Manipur by Prime minister Dr....
  
   in India
  Transport in India
  Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation's economy. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s, development of infrastructure within the country has progressed at a rapid pace, and today there is a wide variety of modes of transport by land, water and air...
  
    to Moreh
  Moreh
  Moreh is a name of a location, commonly used in the Genesis.-Torah locality:Translators who consider the obscure elon moreh of Genesis 12:6 to be the name of a locality, render it as "the plains of Moreh". Translators who consider the term to be a sacred tree or grove, often render it "terebinth",...
  
   near the Myanmar
  Myanmar
  Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
  
   border.

2004

• Update from Myanmar Dieter Hettler, Railway Gazette International
  Railway Gazette International
  Railway Gazette International is a monthly business journal covering the railway, metro, light rail and tram industries worldwide. Available by annual subscription, the magazine is read in over 140 countries by transport professionals and decision makers, railway managers, engineers, consultants...
  
  November 2004.

1988

Jan. 1988: Burma Railways Corporation had 149 Alsthom diesel electric locomotives, 63 Krupp

Krupp

The Krupp family , a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp, was the largest company in Europe at the beginning of the 20th...

's diesel hydraulic locomotives, 5 Hitachi

Hitachi

Hitachi is a multinational corporation specializing in high-technology.Hitachi may also refer to:*Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan*Hitachi province, former province of Japan*Prince Hitachi and Princess Hitachi, members of the Japanese imperial family...

 diesel hydraulic locomotives, 45 Kawasaki

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

 diesel hydraulic locomotives, for a total of 262.

Railway openings in Myanmar 1988 - 2008

• Year Route Length, km Notes
• 1988 Thaton
  Thaton
  Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85.-Etymology:...
  
   - Myaingalay  36·3 New branch
• 1989 Dabein - Hle Lawin  34·6 New branch
• 1990 Mandalay Circular Railway  21·8 Part later dismantled
• 1992 Shwenyaung - Yatsauk  60·3 New
• 1992 Tada-U
  Tada-U
  Tada-U is a town in central Burma about 10km from the provincial capital of Mandalay.- References :...
  
   - Myingyan
  Myingyan
  Myingyan is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma. It is currently the capital of Myingyan Township and lies along the National Highway 2. , the city had a population of 123,700 and the district had...
  
    99·8 Reinstated after closure c1944
• 1993 Aungban
  Aungban
  Aungban is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located in Kalaw Township in Taunggyi District.It is the junction for a branch railway to Loikaw constructed in 1992.-External links:*...
  
   - Loikaw
  Loikaw
  Loikaw is the capital of Kayah State in Burma . It is located near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River. The inhabitants are mostly Kayah...
  
    164 Connection to the Kayah State
  Kayah State
  Kayah State is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and west by Kayin State. It lies approximately between 18° 30' and 19° 55' north latitude and between 94°40' and 97° 93' east...
  
   capital; gradients between 1 in 25 and 1 in 17
  • Togyaunggale
    Togyaunggale
    Togyaunggale also spelled and pronounce as Toe Gyaung Kalay is a town in southern Myanmar under Yangon State within North/East Dagon Township...
    
     - Okkphosu  13·6 New line to deep-sea port under construction near Thanlyin
    Thanlyin
    Thanlyin is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port.-History:...
    
     (Syriam)
  • Chaung-U - Tawkyaungyi  23·4 ) First parts of 406·3 km Chaung-U - Pakokku
    Pakokku
    Pakokku or Pa Kok Ku is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northwest of Bagan on the Ayeyarwady River. It is the second most important education center for Sangha after Mandalay. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.The town...
    
     - Kalay line. Section west of
  • Minywa - Pakokku
    Pakokku
    Pakokku or Pa Kok Ku is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northwest of Bagan on the Ayeyarwady River. It is the second most important education center for Sangha after Mandalay. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.The town...
    
      54 ) Chindwin River
    Chindwin River
    The Chindwin River is a river in Burma , and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady . It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the Manipuris.-Source:...
    
     isolated, as bridge not completed until 2004 (see below)
• 1994 Tada-U
  Tada-U
  Tada-U is a town in central Burma about 10km from the provincial capital of Mandalay.- References :...
  
   - Mandalay International Airport
  Mandalay International Airport
  Mandalay International Airport , located 35 km south of Mandalay in Tada-U, is one of only two international airports in Burma. Completed in 1999, the airport is the largest and most modern airport in the country, complete with a 14,000-foot runway and capacity to handle up to 3 million passengers...
  
    11·8
  • Pakokku
    Pakokku
    Pakokku or Pa Kok Ku is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northwest of Bagan on the Ayeyarwady River. It is the second most important education center for Sangha after Mandalay. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.The town...
    
     - Myaing
    Myaing
    Myaing is a town and seat of Myaing Township in the Magway Region of central Burma....
    
     - Myozoe  55·7 )
• 1995 Myozoe - Zipyar  44·2 ) Further sections of Chaung-U - Kalay line, leaving a 270 km gap
  • Natchaung
    Natchaung
    Natchaung is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma.Waebula Road was the main route linking Natchaung Village and other parts of Kale Township. It was 40 miles long and there were 11 under-50-foot bridges and 1 under-100-foot bridge on the road...
    
     - Kalay  22·7 )
  • Namsang
    Namsang
    Nansang or Namsang is a town in Loilen District of Shan State in eastern Burma. It is the seat of Nansang Township. A pagoda lies in the southern part of the town.- Transport :...
    
     - Moe-Ne
    Mong Nai
    Mong Nai is a town in Mong Nai Township in the Shan State of Burma.-References:...
    
      44·3 First isolated section of eastern extension of Thazi
    Thazi
    -Mandalay Region:*Thazi Township, in Meiktila District**Thazi, Meiktila, Mandalay Region, a town in Thazi Township-Sagaing Region:*Thazi, Kale, a village in Kale Township*Thazi, Monywa, a community in Monywa Township...
    
     - Shwenyaung line
  • Dawei
    Dawei
    -Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
    
     - Yephu  17·2 Isolated section of 177 km Mawlamyine
    Mawlamyine
    Mawlamyine is the fourth largest city of Burma , situated 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin river...
    
     - Ye
    Ye, Mon State
    Ye is a town in the southern end of Mon State, Myanmar . It is the principal town of Ye Township of Mawlamyine District. The town is located by the Ye river as it drains into the Gulf of Martaban, and is surrounded by Tenasserim Hills in the east. It has a warm, moderate weather. The town's...
    
     - Dawei
    Dawei
    -Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
    
     line. Gradients of 1 in 25
• 1996 Gangaw
  Gangaw
  Gangaw is a town of Gangaw Township in Gangaw District in the Magway Division in Myanmar. Gangaw is also known as the City of Yaw, a certain region in Myanmar including Gangaw, Tilin, Saw and villages around them...
  
   - Natchaung
  Natchaung
  Natchaung is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma.Waebula Road was the main route linking Natchaung Village and other parts of Kale Township. It was 40 miles long and there were 11 under-50-foot bridges and 1 under-100-foot bridge on the road...
  
    110·8 Linked to isolated northern section of Kalay line; opening ceremony February 6
  • Myitkyina
    Myitkyina
    Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar , located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below from Myit-son of its two headstreams...
    
     - Nantpaung Airport  11·7
  • Taunggyi
    Taunggyi
    -Transportation:The main access to Taunggyi is by road. A railway line that passes through Taunggyi was recently built in 1995, but at the moment it offers no passenger service. Regular railway passenger service to the rest of the country is through the town of Shwenyaung, twelve miles to the...
    
     - Phamon - Banyin  54·3 Isolated
  • Myingyan
    Myingyan
    Myingyan is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma. It is currently the capital of Myingyan Township and lies along the National Highway 2. , the city had a population of 123,700 and the district had...
    
     Junction - Bagan
    Bagan
    Bagan , formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Region of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana and also known as Tambadipa or Tassadessa , it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma...
    
      56·1 Serves one of the most important tourist sights in Myanmar
  • Ye
    Ye, Mon State
    Ye is a town in the southern end of Mon State, Myanmar . It is the principal town of Ye Township of Mawlamyine District. The town is located by the Ye river as it drains into the Gulf of Martaban, and is surrounded by Tenasserim Hills in the east. It has a warm, moderate weather. The town's...
    
     - Kaloggyi  4·4 Extension of line from Mawlamyine towards Dawei
    Dawei
    -Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
    
    
• 1997 Kyaukpadaung
  Kyaukpadaung
  Kyaukpadaung is a town in Mandalay Region in Central Myanmar. It lies just southwest of Mount Popa. It is the administrative seat for Kyaukpadaung Township.-History:The name of Kyaukpadaung is derived from Kyauk + Pann + Taung ....
  
   Junction - Bagan
  Bagan
  Bagan , formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Region of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana and also known as Tambadipa or Tassadessa , it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma...
  
    48·1 Creating a new circular route
  • Zipyar - Kyay  50·6 Extension towards Kalay
  • Pyay
    Pyay
    Pyay is a town in the Bago Division in Burma. It has an estimated population of 123,800 . Pyay is positioned on the Ayeyarwady River and is northwest of Yangon....
    
     - Myade/Aunglan - Satthwa
    Satthwa
    - External links :* *...
    
      145·4 Alternative route to Bagan
    Bagan
    Bagan , formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Region of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana and also known as Tambadipa or Tassadessa , it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma...
    
    , but heavy grades, sharp curves and danger of washouts mean the line is only used by two trains/week
  • Shwenyaung - Taunggyi
    Taunggyi
    -Transportation:The main access to Taunggyi is by road. A railway line that passes through Taunggyi was recently built in 1995, but at the moment it offers no passenger service. Regular railway passenger service to the rest of the country is through the town of Shwenyaung, twelve miles to the...
    
      33·5 Connecting with the formerly isolated Banyin line. Owing to the poor and steep route and a good competing road, the army-built line is used for goods only
• 1998 Kaloggyi - Yephu  141·6 Closing the last gap of the Dawei
  Dawei
  -Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
  
   line
• 1999 Taungdwingyi
  Taungdwingyi
  Taungdwingyi is a town of Taungdwingyi Township in Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. People inhabited this area since thousands of years ago and one of the earliest civilization of Myanmar, Beikthano Ancient Pyu City, is located near the town. Territorial area is plane and rice,...
  
   - Magway  83·8 New branch to serve town on Ayeyarwady River
  Ayeyarwady River
  The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Burma . It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, it flows relatively straight North-South before emptying through...
  
  
  • Tada-U
    Tada-U
    Tada-U is a town in central Burma about 10km from the provincial capital of Mandalay.- References :...
    
     - Mandalay International Airport
    Mandalay International Airport
    Mandalay International Airport , located 35 km south of Mandalay in Tada-U, is one of only two international airports in Burma. Completed in 1999, the airport is the largest and most modern airport in the country, complete with a 14,000-foot runway and capacity to handle up to 3 million passengers...
    
      6·1 Extension of branch opened in 1994
  • Sin Phyu Shin
    Hsinbyushin
    Hsinbyushin was king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dynasty founder Alaungpaya is best known for his wars with China and Siam, and is considered the most militaristic king of the dynasty. His successful defense against four Chinese invasions preserved...
    
     Bridge approach 7 Approaches to future bridge over Chindwin River
    Chindwin River
    The Chindwin River is a river in Burma , and the largest tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady . It flows entirely within Burma and is known as Ning-thi to the Manipuris.-Source:...
    
     near Chaung-U, opened 2004
• 2000 Ye-U
  Ye-U
  Ye-U is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar....
  
   - Kin-U
  Kin-U
  Kin-U is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Khin-U Township.-External links:* Maplandia...
  
    25·7 Final section of loop line northwest of Mandalay
  Mandalay
  Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
  
   opened April 9, 2000. Line has 270 bridges, including the 23-span Mu River
  Mu River
  Mu River is a river in upper central Myanmar , and a tributary of the country's chief river the Ayeyarwady. It drains the Kabaw valley and part of the Dry Zone between the Ayeyarwady to the east and its largest tributary Chindwin River to the west, flows directly north to south for about and...
  
   road and rail bridge.
• 2003 Okkphosu - Thilawa Deep Sea Port  14·8
• 2004 Sin Phyu Shin Bridge (over Chindwin River) 1·5 Trains from Mandalay
  Mandalay
  Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
  
   now run through as far as Pakokku
  Pakokku
  Pakokku or Pa Kok Ku is a town in the Magway Division in Myanmar. It is situated about 30 km northwest of Bagan on the Ayeyarwady River. It is the second most important education center for Sangha after Mandalay. It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township and Pakokku District.The town...
  
  
• 2004 Beginning of the Upgrading Yangon - Mandaly track with the use of the Automatic Levelling, Lining and Tamping Machine (first phase between Yangon - Payagyi 91.2 km and Mandalay - Tatkon
  Tatkon
  Tatkon may refer to many places in Burma:*Tatkon, Mandalay Region in Tatkon Township, Mandalay, Myanmar*Tatkon, Homalin, Sagaing Myanmar*Tatkon, Kawlin, Sagaing Myanmar*Tatkon, Myothit, Magwe Myanmar*Tatkon, Sinbaungwe , Magwe Myanmar...
  
   211 km ,second phase Payagyi - Tatkon 313.6 km), construction of the Concrete Sleeper Factory at Pyundaza
• 2005 First Delivery of four YDM-4(1350Hp) Locomotives and 20 Passenger Couches from Rites Ltd. of India
• 2007 Second deliver of five YDM-4 Locomotives from Rites
• 2008 1 March first section Kyangin
  Kyangin
  Kyangin is a town in the Ayeyarwady Division of south-west Myanmar. It is the seat of the Kyangin Township in the Hinthada District. The name Kyangin came from Kyant Kin. Kyant means crocodile in Mon language, and here Kin means guard for taxation on waterway....
  
  -Okshippin (63 km) of Kyangin-Pakokku (under construction 515 km) was opened for the public. Between 1988 und 2008 Myanmar Railways built 1936 km of rail tracks.
• The other track between Katha
  Kathar
  Katha is a town in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, on the west side of the Ayeyarwady river on a bluff with an average elevation of 124 m. Most of the town is more than 10 meters above the river...
  
   and Bhamo
  Bhamo
  Bhamo is a city of Kachin State in northernmost part of Myanmar, located 186 km south from the capital city of Myitkyina. It is on the Ayeyarwady River. It lies within 65 km of the border with Yunnan Province, China. The population consists of Chinese and Shan, with Kachin peoples in...
  
   (152 km) is also under construction, which will be played main roll over border of Myanmar-PRC.
• Myanmar Railways receives another 15 YDM-4 locomotives from Rites Ltd. India. Now Myanmar has 6 Concrete Sleeper Factories

Cities served by rail

• Yangon
  Yangon
  Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
  
   (Rangoon) - old capital and port
• Pathein
  Pathein
  Pathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
  
   (Bassein) - railhead
  Railhead
  The word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with...
  
   in the west
• Pyay
  Pyay
  Pyay is a town in the Bago Division in Burma. It has an estimated population of 123,800 . Pyay is positioned on the Ayeyarwady River and is northwest of Yangon....
  
   (Prome) - railhead in the northwest - on the Ayeyarwady River
  Ayeyarwady River
  The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Burma . It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, it flows relatively straight North-South before emptying through...
  
  
• Bago (Pegu) - junctions
• Thaton
  Thaton
  Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85.-Etymology:...
  
   - east

• Thazi
  Thazi, Meiktila, Mandalay Division
  Thazi is a town in Thazi Township, Meiktila District, Mandalay Region, central Burma .-External links:*...
  
   - north line - junctions
• Pyinmana
  Pyinmana
  Pyinmana ) is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site two miles west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. Pyinmana is approximately north of Yangon...
  
   - north line - junction
• Toungoo - north line
• Bago - north line - junctions

• Mawlamyine
  Mawlamyine
  Mawlamyine is the fourth largest city of Burma , situated 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin river...
  
   (Moulmein) - southeast - new 3223m Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)
  Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)
  Thanlwin Bridge is the longest bridge in Burma, and connects the city of Mawlamyaing with Mottama. Constructed at the confluence of the Thanlwin River, the Gyaing River and the Attayan River in Mon State, the bridge has a two-mile -long motor road and four-mile -long railroad as well as pedestrian...
  
   over the Thanlwin River (Salween) to Mottama
  Mottama
  Mottama, formerly Martaban, is a small town in the Thaton district of Mon State, Myanmar. Located on the north bank of the Thanlwin river, on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing, Mottama was the first capital of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries, and an entrepôt of international...
  
   (Martaban).
• Ye
  Ye, Mon State
  Ye is a town in the southern end of Mon State, Myanmar . It is the principal town of Ye Township of Mawlamyine District. The town is located by the Ye river as it drains into the Gulf of Martaban, and is surrounded by Tenasserim Hills in the east. It has a warm, moderate weather. The town's...
  
   - railhead in the southeast - on the Tanintharyi
  Tanintharyi
  Tanintharyi or Taninthayi is a small town in Taninthayi Township, Myeik District, in the Tanintharyi Region of southwestern Burma . It is the administrative seat for the township. The town is located on the Great Tenasserim River which eventually enters the sea at Myeik...
  
   (Tenasserim) coast
• Dawei
  Dawei
  -Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
  
   (Tavoy) - railhead extended from Ye - 1998 - 102 km (63 mi)

• Pyinmana
  Pyinmana
  Pyinmana ) is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site two miles west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. Pyinmana is approximately north of Yangon...
  
   - junction - north
• Meiktila
  Meiktila
  Meiktila is a city in central Myanmar, located on the banks of Lake Meiktila in Mandalay Division, at the junctions of the Bagan-Taunggyi, Yangon-Mandalay and Meiktila-Myingyan highways. Because of its strategic position, Meiktila is home to Myanmar Air Force's central command and Meiktila Air...
  
  
• Mandalay
  Mandalay
  Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
  
  
• Sagaing
  Sagaing
  Sagaing is the capital of Sagaing Region in Myanmar. Located on the Ayeyarwady River, 20 km to the southwest of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river, Sagaing with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic center. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous...
  
  
• Shwebo
  Shwebo
  Shwebo is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 113 km northwest of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city, also called Ratanasingha , was the capital of Myanmar from 1752 to 1760 during the Konbaung period....
  
  
• Katha
  Katha
  Katha may refer to:* The Sanskrit for "speech, narration, story, fable", see Katha * The Kaṭha or Caraka-Katha school of the Black Yajurveda** Katha Upanishad, a Hindu text associated with the Katha school...
  
  
• Hopin
• Myitkyina
  Myitkyina
  Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar , located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below from Myit-son of its two headstreams...
  
  

• Lashio
  Lashio
  Lashio is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about northeast of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Nam Yao river. The population grew from around 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983. It is currently estimated at around 130,000.Lashio is the...
  
  

• Aungban
  Aungban
  Aungban is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located in Kalaw Township in Taunggyi District.It is the junction for a branch railway to Loikaw constructed in 1992.-External links:*...
  
   - Loikaw
  Loikaw
  Loikaw is the capital of Kayah State in Burma . It is located near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River. The inhabitants are mostly Kayah...
  
  
• Monywa
  Monywa
  Monywa is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 136 km northwest of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin.-Transport:...
  
   - railhead in the west

• Taungdwingyi
  Taungdwingyi
  Taungdwingyi is a town of Taungdwingyi Township in Magway District in the Magway Division of Myanmar. People inhabited this area since thousands of years ago and one of the earliest civilization of Myanmar, Beikthano Ancient Pyu City, is located near the town. Territorial area is plane and rice,...
  
  
• Chauk
  Chauk
  Chauk is a town and river port in Magway Division, north-central Myanmar, on the Irrawaddy River. It is located across the river from Seikpyu and is connected by a bridge. In 1902, the Chauk-Lonywa oil field was discovered near Chauk.-Economy:...
  
  

• Taunggyi
  Taunggyi
  -Transportation:The main access to Taunggyi is by road. A railway line that passes through Taunggyi was recently built in 1995, but at the moment it offers no passenger service. Regular railway passenger service to the rest of the country is through the town of Shwenyaung, twelve miles to the...
  
  

Roadways

total: 27000 km (16,777 mi)

paved: 3200 km (1,988 mi)

unpaved: 23800 km (14,789 mi) (2006)

The main highways are 1

National Highway 1 (Burma)

National Highway 1 , literally "The Road to Mandalay ") is an important south-north flowing highway of central Burma and the busiest road in the country...

2

National Highway 2 (Burma)

National Highway 2 is a south-north flowing highway of central-western Burma.The highway begins at Satthwadaw, to the north of Yangon at where it is fed by the National Highway 1 and then branches off to the northwest. At Myingyan it joins the National Road 18...

3

National Highway 3 (Burma)

National Highway 3 is one of the most important highways of central-eastern Burma. It connects Mandalay to Muse on the border with China....

4

National Highway 4 (Burma)

National Highway 4 is an important west-east flowing highway of central Burma. It connects the town of Meiktila in the Mandalay Division to Tachileik in Shan State in the east on the border with Thailand...

5

National Highway 5 (Burma)

National Highway 5 is a highway of southern-central Burma. It connects Taungoo to Hopong, east of Taunggyi.The highway is fed by the National Highway 1 at Taungoo at . It initially goes in the northeast-east direction and then southeast until just south of the town of Hpasawng when the highway...

6 7 8

National Highway 8 (Burma)

National Highway 8 is the most important highway of southeastern Burma. It connects Payagyi to Myeik.The highway is joined by National Highway 1 in Payagyi at . At Thaton it joins National Road 85. The highway then continues south and ends on the coast at Myeik at ....

31

National Highway 31 (Burma)

National Highway 31 is a major highway of central/northeastern Burma. It starts in Mandalay at the rim of the Mandalay Palace area from National Highway 3 at and ends in Waingmaw/Myitkyina in Kachin State at...

.

Waterways

12800 km (7,954 mi); 3200 km (1,988 mi) navigable by large commercial vessels. (2008)

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. operates its business in Ayeyarwady River

Ayeyarwady River

The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River is a river that flows from north to south through Burma . It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Originating from the confluence of the N'mai and Mali rivers, it flows relatively straight North-South before emptying through...

 by the name Road to Mandalay River Cruise. Irrawaddy Flotilla Company

Irrawaddy Flotilla Company

The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company was a passenger and cargo ferry company, which operated services on the Irrawaddy River in Burma, now Myanmar. The IFC was Scottish-owned, and was managed by P Henderson & Company from Glasgow. The IFC operated from 1865 until the late 1940s...

 was also in service along the Ayeyarwady River in the 20th century, until 2003.

Pipelines

• Crude oil 2228 km (1,384 mi); natural gas 558 km (347 mi). (2008)
• Proposed pipe from Kyaukphyu through Mandalay
  Mandalay
  Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
  
   to   Kunming
  Kunming
  ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government...
  
  

Sea

• Yangon
  Yangon
  Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
  
  

• Sittwe
  Sittwe
  -Economy:In February 2007, India announced a plan to develop the port, which would enable ocean access from Indian Northeastern states, so called "Seven sisters", like Mizoram, via the Kaladan River....
  
   (Akyab)
• Dawei
  Dawei
  -Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
  
   - railhead - new deepwater port under construction 2005

Merchant marine

total:
24 ships (with a volume of or over) totaling /

Ships by type:
bulk carrier

Bulk carrier

A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...

 1, cargo ship

Cargo ship

A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...

 17, passenger ship

Passenger ship

A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freighters once common on the seas in which the transport of passengers is...

 2, passenger/cargo 3, specialized tanker 1 (2008)

note:
a flag of convenience

Flag of convenience

The term flag of convenience describes the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the...

 registry; includes ships of 3 countries: Cyprus 1, Germany 1, Japan 1

Airports

In July 2010, the country had 69 airports. Only 11 of them had runways over 10,000 feet (3248 meters). Of the 11, only Yangon International

Yangon International Airport

Yangon International Airport , located in Mingaladon, at north of downtown Yangon, is the primary international airport of Myanmar and the second largest airport in the country....

 and Mandalay International

Mandalay International Airport

Mandalay International Airport , located 35 km south of Mandalay in Tada-U, is one of only two international airports in Burma. Completed in 1999, the airport is the largest and most modern airport in the country, complete with a 14,000-foot runway and capacity to handle up to 3 million passengers...

had adequate facilities to handle larger jets.


total: 69

over 3,047 m: 11

1524 to 3,047 m: 27

Under 1524 m: 31